Speak O Lord

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Speak, O Lord, Thy voice obeying

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Speak O Lord Thy voice obeying]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Speak O Lord Thy voice obeying,
I will Thy commandments keep,
I will follow where Thou leadest,
Tho’ the path be dark and steep.

Refrain:
Speak O Lord Thy servant heareth,
And I wait to do Thy will,
Gladly I for Thee would labor,
Would my task of love fulfill.

2 Speak O Lord behold I’m standing,
Waiting at Thy holy throne,
Thou hast only to command me,
Henceforth I am all Thine own. [Refrain]

3 Speak and I Thy voice obeying,
Gladly will Thy precepts keep,
They will save my steps from straying,
When temptations o’er me sweep. [Refrain]

Source: Crowning Day No. 2 #247

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Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia. Died: July 8, 1951, Arden, West Virginia. Buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Arden, West Virginia. Reed is said to have written 2,000 hymns in her lifetime. In 1939, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized her "substantial contribution to American music" by awarding her a small "weekly bonus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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